The post will be a combined post working 3 days per week in our Care Centre in Cork City where you will have the vision and drive to provide optimal diagnoses and treatment in order to improve outcomes for patients who are at risk of, or have developed foot complications. You will be responsible for the commencement, development and continued provision of a quality, responsive and effective podiatry service to prevent deterioration in foot health.

The postholder will co-ordinate the day to day running of the service, manage a varied case load of patients, ensure adequate clinical records and statistical information are maintained, have instrument decontamination and sterilisation responsibilities and responsibility for recording and updating of notes following assessment and treatment of patients.

You will also work 2 days per week as part of our integrated high risk community footcare service in Tralee, Co. Kerry to deliver a high risk diabetes footcare programme where you will provide optimal diagnoses and treatment in order to improve outcomes for patients who are at increased risk of, or have developed foot complications. You will be responsible for the development and continued provision of a quality, responsive and effective footcare service to both prevent deterioration in foot health and to minimize the necessity for hospital admissions for limb amputations across all care groups.

This post offers a good opportunity for a motivated podiatrist to further develop skills in diabetic footcare and management. This post will entail travel 2 days per week.

Qualifications
Candidates must, at the date of appointment to the post, possess:

BSC in Podiatry or hold an equivalent qualification as validated by the Health Service Executive
Have a minimum of three years satisfactory post qualification clinical experience
Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to discharge the functions of the role.
Salary €40,000. Full Time (37 hours per week). The post will carry an initial one year contract but is expected to continue going forward as a full time post in Cork. Shortlisting may be carried out on the basis of the information supplied.

Please see attached Job Description for more information.

Job Application available from: Vicky.Doyle@diabetes.ie

Completed applications to Ms Vicky Doyle, Diabetes Ireland, 19 Northwood House, Northwood Business Campus, Santry, Dublin 9 or email: Vicky.Doyle@diabetes.ie.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10 August 2016 at 5pm.
Interviews will be held Friday 19 August 2016.